Horse-power motor



zNoModel.) D ELEY HORSE POWER MOTOR. No. 309,833. Patented Dec. 30, 1884.

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DAVID ELEY, OF BLACKLEYSVILLE, OHIO.

HORSE-POWER MOTOR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 309,833, dated December 30, 1884.

Application filed July 5, 1884. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, DAVID ELEY, acitizen of the United States, residing at Blackleysville, in the county of I/Vayne and State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Horse-Power Motor, of which the following is aspecification.

My invention relates to improvements in horse-power motors; and it consists in the employment of a large horizontal powerwheel provided with a suitable rim to operate in conjunction with a set of upperand nether rollers adapted to be compressed together upon the rim, and thereby obtain a rapid rotary movement of the same by the action of the rim upon the rollers as itis drawn through the same by horse-power applied within the rim of the wheel.

The object of my invention is to provide a horse-power without belting or intermediate cog-gearing, and to apply the power more closely than heretofore to the point of resistance,and thereby obtain a greater power with less expense than heretofore. I attain this object by the mechanism illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which the figure rep resents a plan view of my invention, a portion of the drive-wheel being cut away; also showing how the motor may be utilized for different purposes.

Referring to the drawing, the sills F F, standards A A A, top K, and brace f con stitute the framework of my invention. The standards A A support the two rollers c 0, adjacent to and with their contacting faces on a plane with the rim of the drive-wheel W. The lower roller, 0, is stationary upon the standards, liesimmediately under the rim of the drive-wheel,and carries the belt-wheel E. The upper roller is vertically adjustable by means ofthe hand-lever L,which operates'upon a pivot, t, as a fulcrum, and passes through and rests upon the vertically-movable brace B, which is connected with the standard A by the plate H (indicated by dotted lines) and corresponding lugs, y y. This vertically-adjustable brace B carries the upper roller, 0, and thus by the downward movement of the lever L the roller 0 is made to clamp the rim of the drive-wheel between the rollers, so as to impart to them the motion of the rim It. The swinging shaft D and crank-shaft a, attached to the belt-wheel E, illustrate my method of communicating 'motion by means of this motor to a crosscut-saw by the shaft 8, operating through the slot in the standard A. The drive-wh eel Wis supported upon the pedestal P at the pivot t, and prevented from lateral tilting by means of opposite supporting-posts provided with rollers b. The wheel W is provided with a flat rim, 1%, which may be provided with cogs to operate upon the rollers, if desired. and between the rollers 00', held tightly upon it by means ofthe lever L, as aforesaid. Horsepower is applied within the rim R at Z, and a rapid rotary movement is thereby imparted to the rollers by the movement of the interpassing ri1n,and from the rollers to the band-wheel E, as above set forth. By this simple device a very effective and inexpensive horse-power motor is produced, and by doing away with the multiplied gearing heretofore used the friction, wear, and breakage of the motor is greatly diminished.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

In a horse-power motor, the power-wheel provided with operating-rim R and supporting axle-post P, in combination with upper and nether rollers, c o, and supportingstructure, one of said rollers being vertically adjustable upon the rim, and adapted to clamp the rim between the rollers, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand.

DAVID ELEY.

Witnesses: 1

H. B. SWARTZ, D. A. SWARTZ.

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